Critics unofficially dubbed
Translator's fourth and final effort their "
arena rock" album when it landed, which is fair, but that it's much more
Rumours than
Love Gun should also be noted. Big production by
Ed Stasium and ambitious songs from
Steve Barton (the
Paul Westerberg of the group) and
Robert Darlington (the
George Harrison) plus a sense that solo careers are itching to get out all add up to a sprawling, overwhelming effort from bandmembers who haven't quite figured out how to reconcile their college radio upbringing and the
Fleetwood Mac-sized world they are entering. Guitar solos feel more like machismo than mayhem with
Stasium at the controls, songwriting has dipped a little overall, and there is less of a "band" feeling than ever. Still,
"Standing in Line" and
"I Need You to Love" are both top-shelf, and the title track suggests that this bigger
Translator would have worked had they held on for another album. Since the handful of highlights have appeared on the well-chosen comps
Everywhere That I'm Not and
Everywhere That We Were, only the hardcore fan need worry about this interesting misstep. [In 2007
Wounded Bird issued
Evening of the Harvest on CD with two desirable bonus tracks.
"Today" is a grand cover of the
Jefferson Airplane tune, while the front-porch rave-up
"Ronnie Raygun Blues" features
Barton on vocals and acoustic guitar, the rest of the band on kazoo, washboard, and whatnot, and lyrics like "I like to watch his neck skin wiggle when he chews."] ~ David Jeffries
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